Hi guys, reasonable newbie here. My Galaxy S2 has stopped displaying anything after the initial logo. In fact it seems to turn the phone off as you can make repeated attempts to boot it within a few seconds.
I started by flashing an insecure sgs2 kernel from this site with odin, then used s2root.
I then played around with rom managed but found it wouldn't boot into clockworkmod (orange exclamation mark in a white triangle every time) I booted into it manually and started trying to flash cm7 which I had downloaded earlier.
I wiped the data etc and flashed the cm7 zip (plus the google apps zip). Rebooted and got into cm7 with everything seeming fine.
Next I thought I should probably flash back to the stock version of the insecure kernel. I rebooted the phone but got distracted and didn't start it up in download mode, I looked just in time to see the normal logo (with the yellow insecure triangle) and then nothing....just blank.
I tried rebooting afew times and nothing, even after yanking the battery. Then I tried getting back into clockworkmod to reflash cm7. Nope, same thing happens.
I can still get back into download mode but nothing I flash makes the slighest difference. Tried reflashing clockworkmod, insecure and stock kernels of various versions but I'm stuck.
This is almost a new phone and I can't believe I've already killed it I would be so grateful for any tips, I've included as much info as I can think of from the top of my head but I will do my best to answer anything you gurus might need.
Again, very grateful for any help...I don't want to have to explain to Orange how I've managed to brick this after 4 days
Ok after trying over and over again to get into recovery mode, it booted into the original (3e) recovery. I've just flash cwmod to it again and have just flash cm7.
After reading some posts about cyanogenmod sometimes not flashing correctly first time, I did it twice (and it did indeed take longer the second time) and twice for google apps.
Next I'll try to get back to the stock kernel. This is where it went wrong before but i'll cross my fingers.
Edit: Well, multiple reboots didn't cause a problem but flashing the stock kernel back does kill the handset again. I'm sure this stuff is all obvious to those with experience I guess I'll have to sit with an insecure kernel and the yellow triangle for the forseeable future. On a side note, s2root doesn't see the phone connected with cm7 (yes usb debugging was turned on). I'm hoping that it is pre-rooted but I haven't tested that yet.
Hi,
I will prefix this (as there are a few people around with this problem who can get into recovery mode) with the fact that holding down Vol- on boot is not getting me to the recovery / bootloader screen.
I have a rooted HTC Desire S (rooted it nearly a year ago, so info about the hboot etc is a distant memory).
Anyhoo, I decided to have a play about with one of the ICS roms but it was a bit buggy and the camera drivers still aren't working for video so I decided to go back to Endymion V3.4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310845
I did a full wipe, installed base rom, installed optional addons and then upgraded to 3.4 - booted fine into the OS so set about getting my system set up the way I like it.
I noticed that endy came with a theme installer so clicked on one of them to have a look, it asked for root, said it was installed and would need to reboot to take effect...
SO
the problem is, it now won't boot and is stuck on the white HTC boot screen.
Holding vol+/- and power buttons reset it but it just ends up back hanging on the boot screen.
Have tried pulling battery and trying again.
Holding Volume Down when powering up is no longer doing anything
So, I either need a saviour to point me in the direction of a fix.. or a kindly sould to break it to me gently when they tell me my phone has gone to the USB Dock in the sky..
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
update:
After pulling battery again, pulling out sim and sd cards, booting with vol- held down, i got into recovery. Am going to try and flash a different rom after doing a full wipe, I'll update once it's done but any insights in the meanwhile will still be appreciated
Sorted, cleared the thing out, stuck reaper CM rom on it, rebooted and everything is peachy for now.
Thanks me
Curious if anyone knows why this might have happened?
because you didnt flash the addon zip which was released alongside endymon and then tried to use the addons,it does say on the screen do not use these unless you have installed the addons
I flashed the Cyanogen mod 10.1 nightlies for 2013-01-05. The boot animation was running for an abornomally long time so I pulled the battery and booted up and now the boot animation will not stop running. I tried searching for help but with no avail I have not found it too fix this problem. Also I made a CWM backup.
jubjubcat said:
I flashed the Cyanogen mod 10.1 nightlies for 2013-01-05. The boot animation was running for an abornomally long time so I pulled the battery and booted up and now the boot animation will not stop running. I tried searching for help but with no avail I have not found it too fix this problem. Also I made a CWM backup.
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Also after trying too restore it, I just get the error Couldn't find directory no files found.
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Also after trying too restore it, I just get the error Couldn't find directory no files found.
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Nevermind fixed it.
How did you fix it? rh
How did u fix it? I am facing a similar problem.
and when i tried to upgrade from cm10 to cm10.1 i was stuck at "Android is upgrading - Starting apps" screen. and a fresh installation of cm10.1 was stuck at the boot animation.
I am using Siyah Kernel 1.8.7 and having cyanogenmod as my secondary rom.
Plz help somebody
utsav7r said:
How did u fix it? I am facing a similar problem.
and when i tried to upgrade from cm10 to cm10.1 i was stuck at "Android is upgrading - Starting apps" screen. and a fresh installation of cm10.1 was stuck at the boot animation.
I am using Siyah Kernel 1.8.7 and having cyanogenmod as my secondary rom.
Plz help somebody
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SiyahKernel s3-v1.8.8
Posted on January 13, 2013
Changelog
rebased on i9300 update7 sources (sudden-death issue is supposedly fixed in this source drop)
reverted temporary fix for exynos-mem exploit as i9300-update7 sources already fix that
cm10.1 is now supported in dual-boot configurations
1.8.7->1.8.8: fixed cm10.1 not booting when installed as 2ndROM (a tiny typo in ramfs)
BUT,it doesn't work anyway (just trying now at it's stuck on the boot screen)
Just try it and report back! :good:
You do realize that the siyah kernel is for the international S3 which has different hardware then our s3? If you are using a kernel for a different phone then of course it wont boot....
R: [Q] Flashed cyanogen mod 10.1, stuck at boot animation
By "International", you mean the exynox version unlocked right?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
R: [Q] Flashed cyanogen mod 10.1, stuck at boot animation
Whatever, it's been released v1.8.9 and it's said to fix the CM10.1 issues
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Flash problems
I've had installs stick at the boot animation or shortly thereafter several times. Usually it's because of a dumb mistake. The only thing that's consistently worked for me is flashing back to stock VZ firmware via Odin and doing the whole process over from root through installation. It sucks but it always works.
Howdy.
I've just flashed CyanogenMod 10.1 - 20130315 to my droid 4 with Safestrap, and I haven't been able to boot into it; the cyanogenmod splash screen with the rotating wheel graphic shows up, but it spins for upwards of 40 minutes without doing anything.
I followed the guide on the cyanogenmod wiki for the droid 4 device. The forum won't let me post a link to it.
Before I installed I wiped / factory reset, and after install I wiped cache/dalvik; still no dice. I've tried doing the same process several times (even wiking the system before trying to reflash), but the same result has always occurred: ever unhelpful eternal wheel...
I'm a bit at my wits end; I haven't been able to find any other information about this that wasn't solved by wiping cache / dalvik, so I turn to y'all for help.
Same here
I installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 with CWM the link:[Recovery/Bootstrap][5-sep-2012] CWM Touch recovery v6.0.1.1 - xda-developers and i went ahead and installed the mod: cm-10.1-20130211 all went fine untill i noticed that my camera is not working (not a big deal) but then i noticed that my phone only saw 488MB out of my 32GB this was un acceptable after i found how to connect my phone to my pc so it showed up as a storage device do that i copied the same mob but a different version (cm-10.1-20130129_v2) so i went ahead and booted into Android system recovery <3e> and i did a factory reset and then i said oh f*** i need CWMR to install the thing so i just waited for it to do its thing and then reboted the device thinking after i boot up i will reinstall CWMR but i was never able to boot because im stuck on the boot animation. Been waiting for +20min or so and nothing please help me what can i do this is my only phone please help
help with CM10.1 ROM issue
Hi folks,
this is my first post on XDA. I have a Sprint htc EVO 4G LTE phone which was running on JB.
Thought of root and flash with CM. So, first I unlocked the bootloader using htc dev and installed TWRP custom recovery and then rooted.
Then I flashed the stable CM 10 then flashed gapps which is compatible for CM 10 version. so far so good. oh, btw I did nandroid backup before flash and also wiped to factory reset, cache and Delvic cache.
After the flash i clicked on reboot system and I see the Cyanogenmod boot, but its stuck at that stage and I waited for more than an hour. No luck.
Thank god I did back up before this, otherwise not sure what I'm gonna do.
But, could someone tell me why it gets stuck at this point. I know some of you guys had this problem. I searched everywhere but didn't get help. I thought of posting this in android development forum, but as a newbie I can't do that.
Please help me out.
P.S: when I'm on boot screen (power button + vol down button) I see unlocked at the top but I also have TAMPERED in red color on top of that. Was this normal? or do you think that is causing the problem? and what should I do now?
(First of all I am not an expert)
It happens sometimes about 1/10 of every flashes I did with cm10
It might because some files didn't get copied or got corrupted.
Just try this method
Format data
Format system
Format cache
Wipe dalvick cache and factory reset
Now flash the ROM
Hit thanks if I helped
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(First of all I am not an expert)
First wipe every thing(system,data,cache,dalvick,android secure....)
Now install ROM,
Wait don't install gapps
Now find an extended cm10.1 kernel or lupus kernel(or such kernels) for your device and flash it via pc
I prefer flashing kernel after installing the rom
Hit thanks if I helped
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NEED HELP Cm9
OK so i have xperia x10 mini i have root long time so i decided since there is no update from 2.1 that am gona manualy put new software.I watched youtube video on how to do cyanogenmod 9 so i did everything(flash,bootloader....) and after all that the screen started and i got stuck on that blue screen i tried to turn phone off that didnt work i can only restart the phone and when i plug in it doesnt say anything i cant open sd card or anything its just stuck like that pls help.SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
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OK so i have xperia x10 mini i have root long time so i decided since there is no update from 2.1 that am gona manualy put new software.I watched youtube video on how to do cyanogenmod 9 so i did everything(flash,bootloader....) and after all that the screen started and i got stuck on that blue screen i tried to turn phone off that didnt work i can only restart the phone and when i plug in it doesnt say anything i cant open sd card or anything its just stuck like that pls help.SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
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Ask in the Xperia X10 mini forums.
Three-finger salute
Ran into this situation today when I tried to restore a backup and I couldn't get past the CM10 logo on bootup. Holding down all three buttons, power, volume up and down, got me back to the Clockworkmod boot screen.
ETA: Sorry, posted in wrong forum. My situation pertained to a Samsung Galaxy 5 Media Player.
neso97 said:
OK so i have xperia x10 mini i have root long time so i decided since there is no update from 2.1 that am gona manualy put new software.I watched youtube video on how to do cyanogenmod 9 so i did everything(flash,bootloader....) and after all that the screen started and i got stuck on that blue screen i tried to turn phone off that didnt work i can only restart the phone and when i plug in it doesnt say anything i cant open sd card or anything its just stuck like that pls help.SORRY FOR MY ENGLISH
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Hi...i just happened to flash my x10 mini to cm9-robyn yesterday...same thing happpened to me...boot the animation until run of battery....i accidently booted it to recovery and just leave it...fortunately after sometime it booted by itself and run as normal. The cm9 run ok except the wifi is not working. Hope that will help. I am not an expert.
Hello,
I have an LY-F1 AllWinner A10 tablet.
I installed CWM (using this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189640) and used the reboot-recovery.sh in order to access the recovery screen where I did a full wipe and also wiped the dalvik cache.
I installed cm9, gapps and the lyf1 compatibility zip (from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760929), rebooted and everything was working fine.
I did the same again for cm10 (from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821398), rebooted and was presented with the spinning cm10 logo. It never gets past this stage, I have left it for 15-20 mins on a couple of occasions.
My plan then was to reflash cm9, but I am unable to get into fastboot mode, download mode, cwm or anything other than the spinning CM logo.
I looked at other similar threads, but couldn't find anything useful.
I appreciate any replies.
Thanks,
David.
similar problem
Does your device have "s off". I waited for almost 4 hours for my HTC eris to boot Evervol, but it still would not boot.
jbaker22 said:
Does your device have "s off". I waited for almost 4 hours for my HTC eris to boot Evervol, but it still would not boot.
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It may well have been, I'm not sure.
Pretty sure it's fit for the bin now, should have checked i could access cwm with buttons instead of using the reboot script.
Or left CM9 on it... - hindsight is a great thing!
I think I have bricked my Motorola Droid Razr MaxX XT912.
I was not happy with company default operating system and i wanted to replace it with custom rom. therefore i planned to check custom ROM before i replace the company default OS. as follows:
I Rooted my phone using ADB
Installed Safestrap-Spyder-3.65
Open Safetrap and installed recovery and reboot phone to recovery
taken backup of Stock
Created Rom-Slot1 and set it active
Installed CyanogenMod CM11 M12 & Gapps to slot1
reboot phone to system to check if OS is all good, i checked the OS for two days to make sure if it is good to go with.
then I finally decided CM11 is all i need therefore I better replace stock with CM1 1 as slot-1 is just eating up extra space
I wipe/factory reset Stock and installed CM11 and restarted the fone to check if all good.
every thing was good so i finally deleted Rom Slot1 to free up space.
I used phone for couple of days , all was good but I was not comfortable with Safestrap 10 sec. menu on every reboot. I though if i uninstall safestrap recovery then phone should start directly to CyanogenMod without showing recovery 10 sec menu option. [which is the biggest mistake I did]
I installed safestrap on new CM11 , open it and hit UNINSTALL RECOVERY and reboot system\
now my phone is showing nothing more then blank screen. yes it shows red 'M' icon for a few seconds every time I long press Power button
Have I bricked my phone ? Can any please tell me what happened to my phone and how to bring it back to life? is there any way my phone starts loading CM11 again?
I have TWRP stock backup taken by Safestrap, If nothing is possible then can I restore the backup ?
PLEASE HELP !!! I am newbie.
Mean while I spoiled my whole day to find a solution, and this thread saved my fone with surprisingly just one click ...... Yoooooo !!!